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Common Sense

Author: Thomas Paine   Series: Bantam Classic

Common Sense
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In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in Britain, jailed in France, and finally labeled an atheist upon his return to America. "No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language."—Thomas Jefferson

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In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in Britain, jailed in France, and finally labeled an atheist upon his return to America. "No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language."—Thomas Jefferson

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Includes the complete texts of COMMON SENSE; RIGHTS OF MAN, PART THE SECOND; THE AGE OF REASON (part one); FOUR LETTERS ON INTERESTING SUBJECTS, published anonymously and just discovered to be Paine's work; and Letter to the Abbé Raynal, Paine's first examination of world events; as well as selections from The American Crises. In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in Britain, jailed in France, and finally labeled an atheist upon his return to America.

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“"No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of sty≤ in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language." -Thomas Jefferson From the Trade Paperback edition.”

"No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language." --Thomas Jefferson

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About the Author

Gordon S. Wood has been a professor of history at Brown University since 1969. In 1993, he won the Pulitzer Prize for "The Radicalism of the American Revolution. His most recent book is "The American Revolution, published by Modern Library Chronicles. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Publisher
Bantam Classics | Bantam USA
Published
28th February 2004
Pages
112
ISBN
9780553214659

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